“The purpose of the workshop will be to collect public feedback on the potential benefits and challenges of various design features of the proposed project. There will be a four-hour window of time in which the public is encouraged to drop in to review design options and potential project impacts. There will not be a formal presentation, so please stop by at any time between 10am and 2pm.”

One of the many possibilities being explored by the SFMTA for bicycle lane improvements for Fell and Oak Streets between Scott and Baker. This concept would “Remove travel lane from Fell and Oak to accommodate one-way cycle tracks on each street.” (Graphic from the SFMTA’s “Fell & Oak Bikeways Community Workshop [PDF]” agenda of 9/13/11.)

Both streets are arterial traffic feeders and heavily used by motorists: they’re five lanes wide (but parking often takes up both outer lanes) and with timed lights that allow motorists to ride a 25-mph green wave, if they know how to drive (it) correctly.

But currently only Fell Street has a bike lane for those three blocks, and that bike lane — and the lane on Scott Street that feeds it — has seen a lot of action recently, both from the SFMTA and interested outside parties: Green box painting, re-striping, protests, etc.

Several different configurations are being explored for both westbound Fell and eastbound Oak Streets to install separate bicycle byways that are wide enough to accommodate riders. Some proposal feature one-way bike paths on each street in the same direction of traffic flow; other include wider two-way paths on only one street. Each plan would remove either traffic or parking capacity: